The Alexander’s (Syzran) Bridge on the River Volga is a railway bridge across the Volga in the territory of the Simbirsk Province near the city of Syzran (now Samara Region). The bridge was built from 1876 to 1880 for the Orenburg Railway. This bridge over the Volga was the second in succession (the first was built near Tver). The project was developed by professor of the St. Petersburg Institute of Railway Engineers Nikolai Apollonovich Belelubsky. The bridge at Syzran, which had 13 spans of 110.7 m each, at that time belonged to the large technical structures. For a long time it occupied the first place in Europe and the sixth place in the world. Its length was 645 Russian fathoms (almost 1.5 km). The rubble stone for 12 bridge piers and 2 land abutments was taken mainly from the Zhiguli Mountains. Two and a half thousand people from all over the Simbirsk Province, as well as the Gorokhovets boiler makers took part in the works. Upon completion of the construction the Syzran bridge connected a common railway network with the trans-Volga region and Siberia. There is some evidence that Gorokhovites left a distinctive mark in the history connected with Gorokhovets and the leaving for seasonal work. There are known the names of some contractors and foremen, who managed to rise to higher level from the frontline workers and take the position of master, crew head, gang boss, contractor or foreman due to hard work and talent. Among them there are several bridge builders, including Mikhail Fedorovich Dryazgin from the village Drokovo, who worked on the construction of the Syzran bridge named for Alexander II.